A thermodynamic study of the effects of cholesterol on the interaction between liposomes and ethanol

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2486-2492

  Trandum, Christa ^a   Westh, Peter ^a,b   Jørgensen, Kent ^a,c   Mouritsen, Ole G ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOME;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; LIPID MEMBRANE; THERMODYNAMICS;

SIGANUS;

EID: 0034022815     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76793-2     Document Type: Article

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